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New Zeland

The Commission of Inquiry into the Hubbard Scientology Organization in New Zealand.


THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE HUBBARD / PART III / COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS / (a) Estrangements in Family Relationships

«It appeared to the commission that the attitude of Scientology towards family relationships was cold, distant, and somewhat uninterested. In a number of the cases of which he commission was informed it must have been apparent to the Scientology organisation, or at least to some of the officers concerned, that family relationships were being subjected to strain and could possibly be damaged by continuation of a course in Scientology. There is no evidence in any of these cases that Scientology or any of its officers took any steps to remedy or alleviate this situation. It was particularly noticeable to the commission that the Scientology organisation, at any rate during the times material to this inquiry, took no steps whatever to prevent any estrangement occurring between the O'Donnell children and the rest of the family.»

THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE HUBBARD / PART III / COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS / (b) Control of Persons under 21

«Furthermore, the commission was disturbed by the evidence give of the auditing and processing of comparatively young children, even with their parents' consent. This must be a practice to be used with extreme caution and to be consented to only by parents who know full well what they are doing - for example, Sir James and Lady Hort when they consented to the auditing of one of their young children.»

THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE HUBBARD / PART III / COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS / (c) Improper or Unreasonable Pressures

«The discussion of the evidence has already indicated the commission's clear opinion that the activities, methods, and practices of Scientology did result in persons being subjected to improper or unreasonable pressures.»

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